07/21/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/21/2021 07:29
NOAA Fisheries finalizes the Atlantic mackerel, squid, and butterfish quotas for the 2021-2023 fishing year and reaffirms 2021 chub mackerel specifications as recommended by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
This action:
Final 2021-2022 Atlantic Mackerel Specifications
Specification |
Metric Tons (mt) |
U.S. ABC/Annual Catch Limit (ACL) |
19,184 |
Recreational Allocation |
1,270 |
Commercial Allocation |
17,914 |
Domestic Annual Harvest (DAH) |
17,312 |
Final 2021-2023 Longfin Squid Specifications
Specification |
Metric Tons (mt) |
ABC |
23,400 |
Initial Optimum Yield |
22,932 |
DAH |
22,932 |
Final 2021 Illex Squid Specifications
Specification |
Metric Tons (mt) |
Overfishing Limit |
Not Available |
ABC |
33,000 |
Commercial Discard Set-Aside |
4.61% |
IOY/DAH |
31,478 |
Final 2021-2022 Butterfish Specifications (mt).
Specification |
2021 |
2022 |
ABC/ACL |
11,993 |
17,854 |
Annual Catch Target (Commercial) |
11,393 |
16,961 |
Total Discard Set-aside (all sources)* |
5,043 |
5,466 |
DAH |
6,350 |
11,495 |
Change from 2020 DAH |
-72% |
-49% |
*Total discard set-aside includes the 3,884-mt butterfish discard cap in the longfin squid fishery